Assault at I-49/MM 176 on 07/27/2026 12:00 AM
Type: Assault
Date: 07/27/2026 12:00 AM
Description: On 07/27/2026 at approximately 1104 hours, deputies conducted a traffic stop on a maroon Lexus RX 350 traveling northbound on Interstate 49 at mile marker 176.0. The driver, identified as Rodney W. Smith Jr., was arrested on the following Kansas City warrants: #2516MAW24612 – Public Peace #2516MAW24617 – Public Peace #2516MAW24616 – Public Peace #2516MAW24621 – Public Peace #2516MAW24614 – Weapon Offense #2516MAW24613 – Obstructing Police #2516MAW24611 – Family Offense #2516MAW24618 – Family Offense #2516MAW24615 – Assault #2516MAW19900 – Assault #2516MAW19899 – Assault The total bond was set at $19,000 cash or 10%. [NAME] was transported to the Cass County Jail without incident. No court date had been assigned at the time of this report.
Address: I-49/MM 176, CASS COUNTY, MO
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